Question
In each of the following number series, one term is wrong. Find the WRONG term. 2, 6, 18, 54, 164, 486
Solution
2 × 3 = 6 6 × 3 = 18 18 × 3 = 54 54 × 3 = 162 (but series has 164) 162 × 3 = 486 So every term should be “previous term × 3”. Wrong term = 164
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- 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, 806
- 625, 250, 100, 40, 16, 6
- Find the wrong number in the series. 3, 6, 18, 72, 360, 2160, 15120
- In the given number series, find the wrong number. 120, 60, 30, 15, 7.5, 3.25, 1.875
- Find the wrong term in the following series: 4, 7, 13, 19, 28, 39, 52
- 20, 95, 220, 275, 620, 895
- Find the wrong number in the given number series, 31, 55, 91, 145, 217, 307
- 112, 236, 374, 546, 790, 1376
- 21, 23, 27, 35, 51, 87
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